Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-09-10
truth, was burned bad and was feel.

| tiNAhs 4 was oNAh0N Nstu anu was Eeeis
in awful.
"None of yer derned bixness," said
he. "Nou got to look after that girl
for half n hour. Don't let soul in
here till 1 come back. Use anything
and everything you want for you and
that old rooster, but you've got to
keep up awhile yet"
Fire away" says !, wondering, but
knowing it was no use to talk to Bat
ty.
$50 off he goes and locked the
door after him and poured some Ii
| qour down the old MAINLAND myself.
''1n less than half an hour heard
akick and Batty's voice and Iopened.
He comes in with n big basket.
Blowed if | don't believe he'd cleaned
out q whole eating bar and behind
him comes DIR. Blank. He's a big. bug
doctor, you know. But Batty had
gone for him and told him he had to
come or he'd fetch him.
"Well, Mary was pretty bad-hadn't
give sign since she saw her father
fetched in, but the doctor soon
brought her round little. Then
Batty goes out again and comes back
with the decentest girl he knew and
turned her in to take care of Mary;
and after the doctor went he wouldn't
open that door to a soul 'ceptin' to
swear at them, and he didn't either
until after she was gone; that was
bout 10 O'Clock next morning.
Blowed If don't believe he lost 500
by it. We all had lots to eat and
drink. The doc fixed me up and l felt
some better.
"That girl he brought in, Dora, she
called herself, then tended Mary like a
sister o. charity. When morning came
she went and brought her best clothes
to dress her in, and q bran new one
of these silk-outside, fur-lined cloaks
that she wrapped around her.
Batty had gone out again bout
eight; went up town where he wasn't
known and hired good room with
good people; comes back with
a carriage, and after Mary was made
ready, wacks her in it, and the old
man, and Dora, and starts them off
to their new quarters. Then he says
to Inc. Get off home, Jack, and lay
up. I'll tend to this lot
There's heaps ofgood in every body,
cap, and don't you forgetit, ifyou can
only strike it right.
well, | was laid off and laid up for
two weeks, but | heard from Batty
steady. Mary and the old man were
In good hands; you newspaper fellers
took it up, and ladies and doctors,
and money in plenty came pouring in
on them, making old Batty so mad
that he cussed all creation-Wanted
to do everything himself you know.
when | got out of course l went
up, and there they were well fixed and |
made heep fool fus over me. For a
while it seemed as though Mary was
going to get we'll, with good doctors
and good food, and good quarters,
but 'twasn't to be. She fingered bout |
six months and then went to heaven.
~ don't know who they were or
where they come from, I know what
they are-what she was, and that's |
'nough for me.
After Mary died the old man went
back to his old work. 1t was best he |
should. But he's we'll watched and |
cared for, and wants for nothing.
"And that girl Dora, she went to see
Mary every day until Mary died.
Then she went home to her mother.
and she's the best sort of girl now. /
81 said that the old man wanted
for nothing. mean he's contented,
but he does want to 60 to the Mary
that's gone before him, and he's watt
ing and longing for The call to come to
him.
"She blessed one before she died,
and it was his blessing he was
giving us when you saw us while ago
and d-n me if l amt glad to have
both"
$50 long, cap, times up"
And the noble fellow left me most
abruptly. am sure it was for fear
| should see the tear in his honest eyes;
know there was plenty in mine.